How to Use subcontinent in a Sentence

subcontinent

noun
  • At least three species went extinct in the African subcontinent.
    — Francis Thackeray, Quartz Africa, 8 Oct. 2019
  • This points to the trade still prevailing unchecked in the subcontinent.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Or at least to be scrapped as a catch-all term for food from the Indian subcontinent.
    — NBC News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • And in that arena, travelers to the subcontinent are spoiled for choice.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020
  • Over the past month, heat waves have baked the Indian subcontinent.
    — Washington Post, 8 May 2022
  • Fifty years ago, the Cold War fenced off entire subcontinents.
    — Paul Salopek, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
  • Its open, hilly terrain has one of the highest densities of tigers on the subcontinent.
    — Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, there were differences in the rules of chess played on the subcontinent.
    — Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • The rice dish is a favorite all over the Indian subcontinent.
    — Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, NPR, 8 June 2024
  • The heat wave will also have an economic cost—one that will ripple beyond the subcontinent.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022
  • The city in Rajasthan is often dubbed as the most romantic in the subcontinent.
    — Praachi Raniwala, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Dal is a broad type of bean dish that's popular on the Indian subcontinent.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • From the Bay of Bengal to the east, the winds start carrying more rain across the subcontinent.
    — Jeremy White, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The gown’s wild print and bright yellow color might well have been chosen to capture the vibrancy of the subcontinent and the hue of its flag.
    — Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, 15 Jan. 2018
  • The Indian subcontinent had been the home of muslin, a cotton fabric of plain weave, for centuries.
    — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Caste extends far beyond the borders of the South Asian subcontinent.
    — Anjali Enjeti, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Dec. 2022
  • As winter turns to summer, the Indian subcontinent warms faster than the waters around it.
    — The Economist, 27 June 2019
  • Pick a direction and there’s something to entice you on the list, which divides the riches of the subcontinent into four parts.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022
  • But the Aryans were not the first group to inhabit the Indian subcontinent.
    — Phillip M. Carter, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The airline operates a route to Mumbai, in the center of the subcontinent.
    — Ariel Kahana, Jewish Journal, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The banyan tree is not native to Hawaii, hailing from the Indian subcontinent.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Biryani, with roots in the Mughal Empire of India, is a genre of rice dish made in countless ways across the subcontinent.
    — Nathaniel Adams, Chron, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The British were far from the first of the rulers of the Indian subcontinent to transform the hydraulic landscape.
    — The Economist, 27 June 2019
  • Bhosle’s reach extended well beyond the subcontinent.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
  • His mother, who is from India, is a central figure in his connection to music from the subcontinent.
    — Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With a nod to the Indian subcontinent, the soup is embellished with cumin, turmeric, cardamom and cloves, plus a pinch of cayenne for extra heat.
    — cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
  • This year, the sport has faced the hottest spring on the Indian subcontinent in more than a century of record keeping and the hottest day ever in Britain.
    — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Dal, a staple on the Indian subcontinent, spans a whole category of bean dishes.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Dal, a staple on the Indian subcontinent, spans a whole category of bean dishes.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026
  • Silicon Valley is home to scores of restaurants with roots on the Indian subcontinent.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026

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